I'm sure that would work - I also heard dipping them in lemonade, but I've never tried it. I just wanted to see if this neat trick worked, but they looked nearly the same as they would have if I hadn't rubberbanded them.

Last year I read about using a ziplock bag, suck all the air out with a straw (or not, if you're to lazy to walk across the kitchen to dig one out of the junk drawer ;)),and you've got an instant vacuum packed apple bag. Seriously, I had apples in the fridge for 2 days and they still looked like I had just cut them :)

The kids and I made Peep smores over the weekend. We microwaved them. Roasting Peeps on little sticks over a fire just seemed barbaric... plus I'm lazy. They were delicious. They were a little more festive than regular smores, and a lot more expensive. But it was fun! We'll probably do this every year now.

Weird! I pack my son an apple almost every other day using that method and it works pretty well. I use a wide produce band like the ones that come on brocoli and then pop it in a small mason jar with a lid. A couple times the apple has made it all the way back home and is still in good condition when it makes it back here.

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